1800s mail-order bride catalogs facilitated many happy marriages. Here are the stories of four couples who owe their wedded bliss to creative editing by The Hitching Post publisher.

And Then Came Spring by Margaret Brownley

When mail order bride Mary-Jo Parker arrives in town she receives the shock of her life; not only is her fiancé dead, he left behind an eight-year-old son he neglected to mention. But the biggest challenge of all is the boy’s way-too-handsome uncle.

An Ever-After Summer by Debra Clopton

Widower Matt McConnell wrote his ad with no room for misunderstanding—Bible believers need not apply. But then Bible-thumping Ellie shows up on his doorstep. Matt’s so desperate for her help that he accepts.

Autumn’s Angel by Robin Lee Hatcher

Luvena Abbott’s privileged childhood didn’t prepare her for the hardship she now faces as an adult, especially when it comes to being the guardian of her nieces and nephew. Marriage seems the only answer to her dilemma. Clay Birch hopes to change the hurdy-gurdy house he won in a poker game into the finest opera house in the Northwest, but he’ll need help to do it. Could this unlikely couple actually be the perfect match?

Winter Wedding Bells by Mary Connealy

David Laramie is looking for a woman to care for his children. In exchange he’ll make her financially comfortable for life. But no woman wants to marry a dying man. Then Megan responds to his ad. It seems his “edited” letter contained no mention of him dying.

Debra Clopton's Bio

Bestselling author Debra Clopton has sold over 2.5 million
books and her holiday story, OPERATION: MARRIED BY
CHRISTMAS has been optioned for an ABC Family Movie
staring Leann Rimes. Debra writes cowboy romances,
inspirational, Christian romances, contemporary and western
romances set in Texas. She is known for her snappy dialogue,
cowboy heroes and spunky heroines. Her awards include: The
Book Sellers Best, Romantic Times Magazine's
Book of the Year. She's also a Romance Writers of
America Golden Heart Finalist, and a triple finalist in the
American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award.
A sixth generation Texan, Debra lives on a ranch in central
Texas with her husband Chuck. She loves to travel and spend
time with her family. She is the author of the much loved
Mule Hollow Matchmakers series where you never know what the
Matchmaking "Posse" is going to do next! She has
written for Harlequin, Harper Collins Christian and now with
DCP Publishing with her newest series, New Horizon Ranch/Mule Hollow collection. She is currently working on her next
novel surrounded by cows, dogs and even renegade donkey
herds that keep her writing authentic and often find their
way into her stories. She loves helping people smile with
her fun, fast paced stories.
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